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Quick, free calculators and references for everyday freight jobs. No sign-up, metric or imperial.

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Container guide

Inside dimensions, door openings, payload and capacity for 20ft, 40ft, high cube, open top, flat rack and reefer boxes, with interactive 3D views.

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Cube & chargeable weight calculator

Work out cubic metres, cubic feet and chargeable weight for air, courier, sea LCL and road. Metric or imperial, multiple lines.

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VGM calculator

Method 2 Verified Gross Mass: add cargo, packing, dunnage and lashing to the tare weight, with a check against max gross.

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UK tariff look-ups

Find commodity codes and duty rates: links to the UK Trade Tariff, Advance Tariff Rulings, the US HTS and the EU TARIC, plus how the codes work.

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